Corning announces Gorilla Glass Victus which can withstand drops from twice the height as its predecessor

Corning has unveiled a new version of Gorilla Glass, one that’s of course tougher than before, but just how tough are we talking about here? Called the Gorilla Glass Victus, Corning claims it is tough enough to resist serious drops and scratches, and can survive drops from twice the height as compared to Gorilla Glass 6. Going by the omnipresence of toughened Gorilla Glass exteriors on smartphones, Victus is likely to flood the market in the coming few months with new launches.

Corning moved away from the usual nomenclature of numbering its toughened glasses, and instead just calls it Victus. The glass can reportedly withstand drops from up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) without being damaged, which is twice the height that Gorilla Glass 6 can survive. The Victus, Corning claims, is also much more resistant to damage and can maintain integrity even after a crack.

Corning's new Gorilla Glass Victus can shrug off a 2 meter drop

Corning has showcased the toughness of the glass in videos posted on its social handles. Here’s one where the Victus is being tortured with something called a Mega Slapper —

We created the Slapper to test the drop performance of mobile device glass. Where our Mini Slapper destroyed competitive aluminosilicate, not even our Mega Slapper could defeat Corning® Gorilla Glass Victus. More: https://ift.tt/39nEXkh #GorillaGlassVictus pic.twitter.com/miKcsuWF3a

— Corning® Gorilla® Glass (@corninggorilla) July 23, 2020

The Gorilla Glass is an essential part of the spec-sheet of smartphones these days. Most major brands including Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, LG, Motorola and the like rely on Gorilla Glass, even more so after manufacturers started adopting the glass-sandwich design, and slapping Gorilla Glass on both sides of the phone.

To recall, Gorilla Glass 6 came out two years ago and has been used in flagship and mid-range smartphones by most major brands. Here's a quick look at how much the Gorilla Glass 6 can take. The Victus is likely to be even tougher.

There’s a high possibility that future launches will come with the Gorilla Glass Victus as part of the spec-sheet, be it the iPhone or Android. Even wearables like smartwatches use them. Corning said the Gorilla Glass Victus will first be seen in new Samsung devices, possibly in the Samsung Galaxy Note series, set to be launched on August 5.

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Realme 6i launching today in India: How to watch live stream, expected specifications and more

Realme 6i will launch in India today and the launch event is scheduled to commence at 12 PM IST. The Realme 6i is essentially a rebdranded variant of the Realme 6s that was launched back in May. The upcoming phone is expected to enter the budget segment and will be priced under Rs 12,000. The phone packs in a 90Hz high refresh rate screen, support for fast charging and more.

How to watch Realme 6i live stream?

Realme 6i is being launched in a virtual event that starts at 12:30 PM IST and will be live-streamed on YouTube and all official handles of Realme on Twitter and Facebook. We have embedded the live stream link below.

Realme 6i rumoured specifications

Realme 6i features a 6.5-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with a 90Hz high refresh rate. The screen has a punch-hole cutout on the top-left corner and is topped by a layer of Gorilla Glass 3.

The 6i is powered by MediaTek Helio G90T chipset with an octa-core CPU and Mali-G76 GPU, paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. There is an option to expand the storage via a dedicated microSD card slot. The phone runs on Android 10 based Realme UI.

Realme 6i features a quad camera setup on the back which consists of a primary 48MP camera, a secondary 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 119-degree field-of-view, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera housed within the notch cutout. The rear cameras can shoot in 4K UHD at 30FPS with support for gyro-EIS.

The phone has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and comes with a 4,300mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging out-of-the-box.

 

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Xbox Series X Games Event: The Biggest Trailers, From Halo Infinite to Stalker 2

Watch the biggest trailers from Xbox Series X games showcase: Halo Infinite, Forza Motorsport 8, Fable, Stalker 2, Everwild, State of Decay 3, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Psychonauts 2, Tell Me Why, and a lot more.

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Forza Motorsport 8 in ‘Early Development’ for Xbox Series X, Windows 10. Here’s a Trailer

Forza Motorsport 8 is on its way. At the Xbox Series X games showcase, Microsoft announced the next chapter of Turn 10 Studios’ simulation racing franchise is in “early development”. Forza Horizon 4 is getting a remastered version for Xbox Series X.

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Halo Infinite Gameplay Trailer Gives Us Nine Minutes of Master Chief in Single-Player

Halo Infinite gameplay trailer is here. At the Xbox Series X games showcase, Microsoft unveiled nine minutes of Halo Infinite single-player campaign gameplay, giving us a proper look at what Master Chief will go up against: the Banished.

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Xiaomi Mi TWS Earphones 2 returns to its launch pricing of Rs 3,999 to boost sales

Xiaomi Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 will now sell for Rs 3,999 in India after the company reduced the price of its TWS earphones by Rs 500 in order to boost sales and stay ahead of the competition. OnePlus Buds were launched earlier this week at a price of Rs 4,990 alongside the OnePlus Nord. With this price cut of Rs 500, the Mi TWS Earphones 2 are back to selling at their launch price which was a part of the promotional offer and was withdrawn sometime after the launch.

The Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 is now selling for Rs 3,999 and are available to purchase from Amazon India and Mi India store.

Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 features

The Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 have a semi-in-ear design to offer a comfortable fit and offers up to 14 hours of battery life with the charging case and up to 4 hours worth of listening on a single charge.

The TWS earphones are fitted with 14.2mm drivers that deliver a crisp sound profile with support for LHDC Hi-Res audio codec. It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth 5.0 and is equipped with noise cancellation technology that uses its dual microphones to cancel out unwanted noise.

Xiaomi’s latest TWS earphones are specifically tuned for phones running MIUI 11 and pairing it is as simple as opening the lid of the carrying case. These pair of earbuds also features an optical sensor that detects when it’s being used and accordingly plays/pauses the music playback.

These earphones also come with support for Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa, so you can ask for help from either of these voice assistants by tapping the side button.

We compared the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 with OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z, Realme Buds Air and more and you can read more about it here.

 

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Realme V5 5G teased as the next smartphone in Realmes new lineup

Realme V5 5G has been officially teased as Realme’s upcoming smartphone lineup with a revamped design. The phone was officially revealed by Xu Qi, CMO at Realme on Weibo who posted a teaser giving us a glimpse at the rear panel of the upcoming smartphone. The Realme V5 was also spotted on TENAA and its listing gave away some of the key specifications. 

Realme is introducing a new design language with the V5 which is essentially the brand’s logo slapped across the entirety of the rear panel, towards the bottom-right edge. Interestingly, Honor 30 series debuted with a similar design choice in April, earlier this year and Realme’s own Narzo 10A has the same design as well. The glass on the back comes with an AG matte finish, something that OnePlus phones are known to use. 

The upcoming phone is shown to come with a multiple camera array on the back, housed in a vertical setup and a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera on the front. Let’s take a look at the leaked specifications of the Realme V5.

Realme V5 leaked specifications

Realme V5 features a 6.5-inch Full HD+ (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with a 20:9 aspect ratio. The phone weighs 194 grams and has a maximum thickness of 9.1 millimetres. The phone is rumoured to come with 4,900mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging.

Based on the listing, the Realme V5 could be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800 or Dimensity 720 chipset paired with upto 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. The phone is expected to come with a 48MP primary camera along with an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera and two 2MP cameras, likely a depth sensor and a macro camera. On the front, there could be a 16MP selfie camera. The fingerprint reader is side-mounted for faster unlock speeds.

The Realme V5 is expected to launch in India and we should hear more about the phone in the coming weeks.

 

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